Tornadoes in Kentucky, May 28, 1996

Name: Tornadoes in Kentucky, May 28, 1996
Start: 1996-05-28T19:10
End: 1996-05-28T19:30
Location: Kentucky

May 28, 1996 · NWS LMK · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Another tornado, from the supercell that caused extensive damageacross Bullitt county, was formed near Fox Creek. It moved south of Lawrenceburg.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.

Another tornado, from the supercell that caused extensive damageacross Bullitt county, was formed near Fox Creek. It moved south of Lawrenceburg. Along Route 513 near the intersection of the Blue Grass Parkway and Route 127, 13 homes and several barns were damaged. 4 homes were destroyed. The worst damage was in the Gilbert's Creek road area 5 miles south of Lawrenceburg. A number of trees were snapped off. Damage was also noted near a car dealership in the same area. One women was injured by flying glass. The storm was an F2 on the Fujita scale. The tornado continued into Woodford county but weakened to an F0 as it did some damage to trees and limbs along Lillards Ferry Road. The tornado then lifted.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Anderson

When: May 28, 7:10 PM EST to 7:26 PM EST
Where: Anderson County, Fox Creek to Lawrenceburg
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 575 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $1.0 million
Coordinates: 37.980, -84.970

Tornado, Woodford

When: May 28, 7:26 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where: Woodford County, Lawrenceburg to 5 mi of Mortonsville
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 575 yd
Coordinates: 37.970, -84.900

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5553876, 5553877.